bigdog

Well...haven't tried the Mysore, but I just got a nice pup not too long ago from a member here (thanks!). I have Orinocos as well, and they seem to be pretty reliable for me. This year I got 2 blooms, but both of them got knocked over by my neighbor's Red Maple tree that fell down in a windstorm and crushed most of my garden. This will be the first year I haven't had ripe bananas to eat in the fall in several years (bummed). I have Dwarf Orinoco as well, but it flowered really late last year (like in September). I could have a couple of flowers next year, hopefully. My 'Cal Gold' didn't overwinter nearly as well as my Orinocos do, but it did come back from the main pseudostem. Raja Puri and Ice Cream have been failures (pseudostem rots out more times than not), as has Sweetheart, Dwarf Lady Finger, and Goldfinger (so far, the jury's still out on this one). I have a nice Dwarf Brazilian coming along, but probably won't get a flower next year, unless it's very late in the year.

You should look into getting a Veinte Cohol. Do a search on this forum for it, and find out what the buzz is about. It's a short-fruit-cycle banana, ripening a bunch in 45-60 days. A couple of others to try are Senorita and Pisang Berlin (although they aren't exactly the easiest bananas to find!). Dwarf Namwah may be another cultivar to try.